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Capital / Liquidity
Standard Setters Publish Review of Global Margining Practices
By Editors | 30/09/2022
Market volatility and model reactions to volatility were responsible for the majority of the peak increase in IM requirements in March and April 2020.
Enforcement
FSC Korea to Introduce New Penalties for Unfair Trade Practices
By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 30/09/2022
Violators could be banned from trading, account opening, and serving as listed company directors for up to 10 years.
Securities / Derivatives
HKMA Unveils Details of Financial Forum to be Held in November
By Manesh Samtani | 29/09/2022
Financial Secretary Paul Chan said this week that “bold reforms” are in the pipeline to attract talent and enterprises to the city.
Securities / Derivatives
FMSB, ASIC Agree to Jointly Promote Financial Market Integrity
By Editors | 29/09/2022
The FMSB will consult with ASIC on its annual strategy refresh and provide details about forthcoming drafts of proposed standards, statements of good practice and other publications.
Enforcement
SFC Suspends Hedge Fund Manager for Two Years
By Editors | 29/09/2022
The hedge fund manager used non-public information from a market sounding call to trade short swaps on a KRX-listed stock.
Securities / Derivatives
Korea Takes Emergency Measures to Stabilise Markets, Currency
By Editors | 29/09/2022
MOEF and BOK are buying government bonds to lower yields, and the FSC is preparing to reactivate a stock market stabilisation fund created during the Covid-19 pandemic.
ESG / Sustainability
SGX Lists First Low Carbon Index ETF Dedicated to APAC
By Editors | 29/09/2022
The ETF reflects the performance of nearly 200 large and mid-cap companies with low carbon characteristics in 11 markets in Asia Pacific.
Enforcement
SEC, CFTC Fine 16 Firms Over Use of Personal Devices, Chat Messaging
By Editors | 29/09/2022
The 16 firms agreed to pay a combined $1.82bn for failing to preserve staff communications on personal mobile devices, messaging apps and emails.
Capital / Liquidity
PBOC Raises Costs for Firms to Bet Against the Yuan
By Editors | 29/09/2022
The PBOC is actively discouraging currency speculation and asking banks to reintroduce a yuan fixing tool that was abandoned two years ago.
Market Infrastructure
SEBI Developing New Settlement Process for Stock Market
By Editors | 28/09/2022
Under the new system, funds for secondary stock market transactions would be blocked until securities settlement is done.
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